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Māori carved wooden posts to mark places of significance
Pouwhenua or pou whenua (land posts) are carved wooden posts used by Māori, the indigenous peoples of New Zealand to mark territorial boundaries or places
Pouwhenua
Traditional Māori form of art carving
carving in wood, stone or bone. Timber was formed into houses, fencepoles, pouwhenua, containers, taiaha, tool handles and waka (canoe). Carving tools were
Whakairo
Regional park in New Zealand
a carved pouwhenua. The park also features the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) 'Maungatauhoro Te Hikoi' walking track, starting at the carved pouwhenua near the
Wenderholm_Regional_Park
Traditional Māori martial art
community. Other Māori weapons: Mere (weapon) Kotiate Tewhatewha Patu Pouwhenua Wahaika It is said weapons including the taiaha and patu were handed down
Mau_rākau
Street in Thorndon, New Zealand
with Lambton Quay, just outside the parliamentary precinct, stand two pouwhenua in a small planted area. In pre-European times the site was on the shoreline
Molesworth_Street,_Wellington
New Zealand carver and waka ama founder (born 1952)
Takapūwāhia as well as an ancestral pouwhenua for the Kāti Huirapa hapū in the South Island. In 1980, he completed a pouwhenua recording the whakapapa of Parekōhatu
Matahi_Brightwell
Māori weapon
shape, which resembles the lobed part of the human liver. Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Patu Taiaha Wahaika "Description of ME002492; Kotiate". Collections
Kotiate
Māori hand weapon
evidence" for Pre-Columbian Polynesia-South America contact. Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Patu Taiaha Kotiate New Zealand portal Imbelloni, J. (1930)
Wahaika
Close-quarters Māori weapon
Alps is named after the taiaha. Other Māori weapons: Kotiate Mere Patu Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Wahaika Hiroa, Te Rangi (1949). "Long Clubs". The Coming of
Taiaha
Long-handled Māori club weapon
above the carving at the sharp end, similar to an ax when fighting. Like pouwhenua and taiaha, this long club was designed for sparring and lightning strokes
Tewhatewha
School in West Auckland, New Zealand
and later Te Kawerau ā Maki and as a result of this collaboration, a Pouwhenua (Te Pou) was erected at the school's entrance in 2014. This was seen as
Konini_School
Public park in Oratia, Auckland
Parrs Park View of Parrs Park and the pouwhenua Interactive map of Parrs Park Location Oratia, West Auckland, New Zealand Coordinates 36°54′20″S 174°37′44″E
Parrs_Park
Island in New Zealand
Te Hamo o Tū Te Rakiwhānoa, a pouwhenua or land post installed in 2019 at the summit of the island
Ōtamahua_/_Quail_Island
Hereditary Māori leader (c. 1750 – 1820)
Waikato. After training in the Rangitoto Ranges, he became a master of the pouwhenua and used his newfound skill to defeat the hapū of Ngāti Te Rangiita and
Herea_Te_Heuheu_Tūkino_I
Club or pounder used by the Māori
paraoa made from whale bone Patu onewa made from stone Mere (weapon) Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Kotiate Taiaha Wahaika "Maori Dictionary". Te Aka Māori-English
Patu
Public place in Christchurch, New Zealand
statue, Queen Victoria statue, H. L. Bowker Fountain, and a Ngāi Tahu pouwhenua. It also features the country's oldest cast iron and stone bridge, now
Victoria_Square,_Christchurch
New Zealand skateboarder
effectively truncating his international career. In 1999, Ralph carved a pouwhenua, Te Mau Mahara, incorporated into the skateboard and BMX course built
Lee_Ralph
Park in Auckland, New Zealand
Victoria Park Skate Park was constructed. As a part of this work, two pouwhenua were carved and incorporated into the park, in order to reflect Ngāti
Victoria_Park,_Auckland
Suburb of Lower Hutt, New Zealand
walkers and as a dog exercise area. A pouwhenua (carved pole) was erected on the reserve in 2000. The pouwhenua represents chief Honiana Te Puni and commemorates
Petone
Māori weapon
crossed with a scroll representing the Treaty of Waitangi. Kotiate Leiomano Pouwhenua Tewhatewha Wahaika Best, Elsdon (1934). The Maori As He Was : A Brief
Mere_(weapon)
Suburb of Palmerston North
and was revitalised by the Palmerston North city council in 2023. A pouwhenua representing Rongomaraeroa was installed outside the shopping centre in
Highbury,_Palmerston_North
Memorial to New Zealanders killed in both World Wars in London, England
arrangement is intended to resemble a group of soldiers in procession, or Māori pouwhenua markers, or Celtic standing stones. Richard Shone, editor of The Burlington
New Zealand War Memorial, London
New_Zealand_War_Memorial,_London
New Zealand master carver (born 1964)
Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch 2013 – Te Kaiwhakatere o Te Raki, pouwhenua, Scott Base, Antarctica 2017 – Pounamu sculpture, Hanmer Springs Thermal
Fayne_Robinson
Suburb of Wellington City, New Zealand
whilst swimming, giving the name Te Aroaro o Kupe (The Groin of Kupe). A pouwhenua, designed by Rangi Hetet and located at the edge of Churchill Park, marks
Seatoun
Bridge in Wellington City, New Zealand
seagulls always seem to perch on bridges. On top of the bridge, six tall pouwhenua point upward toward the sky, with metal shapes of stars, moons, and other
City_to_Sea_Bridge
Rural community in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
the New Zealand Wars in 1867. The event is marked with a commemorative pouwhenua at Tawhitinui Marae, unveiled on the 150th anniversary in April 2017.
Whakamarama
Town in Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office. "Our pouwhenua". Rangitīkei College. Retrieved 1 November 2025. Kilmister, Sam (1 November
Marton,_New_Zealand
structure was at karikari point, but it was rebuilt at Kiarua in 1957. A pouwhenua depicting Tamapahore was erected at Mercury Baypark Stadium and Arena
Tamapahore
National park in New Zealand
Waewae, the rūnanga for the area, was marked with the placement of a pouwhenua in July 2019. The park is geologically one of the oldest and most complex
Kahurangi_National_Park
Engagement during Te Kooti's War
January 2019, to commemorate the passage of 150 years since the massacre, a pouwhenua (land post) sculpted from totara wood was unveiled near Matawhero by descendants
Siege_of_Ngatapa
Urban reserve and wetland in Kaikorai Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand
created a ceramic-tile-covered seat and an Oamaru stone and macrocarpa pouwhenua for the reserve as part of an educational project. In 2014, the reserve
Kaikorai_Common_Reserve
Suburb of Napier, New Zealand
seen, and restoration work has included tree planting, palisades and pouwhenua, the carved posts symbolising the relationship between Māori iwi and hapu
Taradale,_New_Zealand
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a man.
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Combination of Traditional Madelaine and the Lynn
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
King of Serpents; Vaasuki
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Prudent, Wise
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Ethiopians, blackness.
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Arabic, Muslim
Leader
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One who Serves the Comforter; Servant of the Compeller
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Firmness; Stability; Certainty; Endurance; Boldness; Truth
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Little Ruler; Nobility; Child of the Small Ruler; Queen; Form of Regina; Regan is One of King Lear's Daughters
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Iranian/Persian
 Short form of Persian Dârayavahush, DARA means "possesses a lot, wealthy." Compare with other forms of Dara.
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